Babylon Town, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 153 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 153-30

A. Any person who shall allow, permit or suffer the existence of more dwelling units than permitted by the last certificate of occupancy issued for said property, or the existence of an accessory apartment, without first obtaining and maintaining a valid accessory apartment permit, on any property within the Town of Babylon, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year, or both. B. Upon application of the Town Attorney's office (Special Assistant District Attorney), any offense based on a violation of this chapter may be reduced to an "attempted offense" as established by the New York State Penal Law § 110.00 . Penalties for the reduced charge of attempt shall be: (1) Any person who shall attempt to violate any of § 153-28A of this article shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $5,000 must be imposed and a term of imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days may be imposed, or both. (2) Any person who shall attempt to violate any of § 53-28B of this article shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,500 must be imposed and a term of imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days may be imposed, or both. C. Any person found by the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to have violated § 153-28A of this article shall be subject to a monetary penalty of not less than $2,500 nor more than $10,000. Any person found by the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to have violated § 153-28B of this article shall be subject to a monetary penalty of not less than $750 nor more than $10,000.